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Microscopic to Macroscopic: How Changes to Our Immune Cells Shape How We Age

Now a fourth year PhD student in biomedical engineering, LaDaisha Thompson is studying how our immune system influences cell aging and she is looking for ways to define and measure that influence.

Research Matters: America’s support for cutting-edge research is a smart investment

Federal funding for biomedical research pays off by enabling basic discoveries that lead to lifesaving treatments, writes Jeff Coller, whose lab is developing new ways to treat rare genetic diseases.

Research Matters: Engineering the future of diabetes treatment

Biomedical engineer Joshua Doloff uses federal funding to pioneer immunotherapies that could free diabetes patients from insulin dependence.

Research Matters: Earlier, better treatments for Alzheimer’s

Federally funded research at Johns Hopkins offers new avenues for detecting brain disease long before it strikes.

Scientists design experimental protein booster for rare genetic diseases

Johns Hopkins Medicine laboratory scientists say they have developed a potential new way to treat a variety of rare genetic diseases marked by too low levels of specific cellular proteins.

Rachel Karchin elected ISCB Fellow, featured in Nature Magazine

A leading computational biologist, Karchin was recognized for outstanding accomplishments in research and mentorship.

Research Matters: Science is worth standing up for

What if 30% of the medicines you and your loved ones depend on were never invented? Between 2001 and 2019,...

Bionic hand ‘knows’ what it’s touching, grasps like a human

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers pioneer a bionic hand that carefully conforms and adjusts its grasp to avoid damaging or mishandling whatever it holds.

NIH award supports research on the behaviors of diseased and healthy cells

Jude Phillip, core researcher at the Institute for NanoBioTechnology and assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, received an R35 MIRA (Maximizing Investigator Research Award) award from the National Institutes of Health.

February 20, 2025

Research Matters: Harnessing the body’s natural defense to fight illnesses

Biomedical engineer Jamie Spangler and her team at Johns Hopkins develop innovative treatments for autoimmune disorders, cancer, and other complex diseases.

February 19, 2025

Jane Carlton elected to the American Academy of Microbiology

A world-leading geneticist and parasitologist, Carlton was one of 65 scientists elected to the academy this year.

February 10, 2025

A new way to sniff out health problems

Undergrads Mili Ramani and Angela Sadlowski create ScentCare, a device that combines smell testing and training.

February 6, 2025

Balancing Act: New research reveals how the brain keeps you on your feet

New research reveals how special cerebellum neurons work together to keep you steady.

January 28, 2025

Allergy journey sparks BME graduate student’s research

Mission to develop a long-term allergy treatment is deeply personal for BME PhD student Ian McKnight, who has lived with severe allergies most of his life .

January 24, 2025

Pioneering cardiac gene therapy

A pivotal experience in a Hopkins lab inspired Roger Hajjar, '86, to forge a career at the intersection of engineering and medicine.

January 22, 2025

New epilepsy tool could cut misdiagnoses by nearly 70% using routine EEGs

Created by Johns Hopkins researchers, EpiScalp could significantly reduce false positives and spare patients from medication side effects, driving restrictions, and other quality-of-life challenges linked to misdiagnoses.

January 22, 2025

Two Hopkins BME researchers receive Presidential Early Career Awards

Jean Fan and Casey Taylor are among a select group of scientists and engineers to receive a 2025 PECASE award.

Natalia Trayanova

January 2, 2025

Natalia Trayanova elevated to IEEE Fellow

Trayanova is recognized for contributions to personalized digital-twins and AI in arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment

December 23, 2024

Xiaoqin Wang awarded a 2025 Pioneer Award in Basic Science

Wang was awarded for his pioneering work to establish the marmoset model system to elucidate the neural and behavioral basis of hearing and vocal communication.

December 18, 2024

News Brief: Jordan Green named a Provost Fellow for Public Engagement

Through tailored training and engagement opportunities, fellows will become skilled in providing expert media commentary, proficient at adapting their message to various audiences and stakeholders, able to identify emerging topics of broad interest, and equipped to craft compelling narratives.

December 17, 2024

News Brief: Steven Salzberg among world’s most cited researchers

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Steven Salzberg is among the 52 researchers from Hopkins listed on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate Analytics.

December 16, 2024

AI-written patient messages could boost innovation in clinical care, study shows

Johns Hopkins researchers shows that LLMs can generate realistic patient data for training AI without compromising individual privacy.

December 13, 2024

BME alums named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List

Hu was recognized in the Science Category for her work as co-founder of Kubanda Cryotherapy, the company uses a minimally invasive cryotherapy system is commercially sold to treat tumors.. Rosenberg was recognized in the Social Impact Category for her work to improve assistive tech options for people living with low vision through her company ReBokeh Vision Technologies.

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December 12, 2024

Photo spotlight: 2024 at Hopkins BME

Take a look back at some of our most memorable moments from 2024.

December 11, 2024

Students in the Hopkins BME CBID program develop and create solutions for major challenges to human health, with a focus on real-world impact.

Compared to the state-of-the-art “SpliceAI” tool, the Hopkins team's "Splam" method uses a much shorter DNA sequence window to predict RNA splice sites, making its model more biologically realistic and feasible for use in research

December 11, 2024

New AI tool pinpoints gene splicing with unmatched precision

A recent innovation from Johns Hopkins researchers enables deeper insights into gene function and disease-linked mutations.

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December 10, 2024

New AI cracks complex engineering problems faster than supercomputers

The shape-shifting technological solution by Johns Hopkins researchers could be a game-changer for engineering designs.

Andrew Feinberg

December 9, 2024

Andrew Feinberg wins prestigious Harvey Prize

Feinberg is honored for his pioneering research in epigenetics.

December 3, 2024

BME undergrad studies health risks faced by Maryland nail salon workers

Kevin Nguyen’s interdisciplinary research project aims to identify opportunities for community-based health-enhancing resources.

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November 26, 2024

Johns Hopkins team awarded funding for noninvasive anemia test

The 1.7M grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will help researchers to develop a low-cost, point-of-care tool for anemia screening.

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